Photography

2023 in Images

This year each of our satellites wrapped the Earth nearly 6,000 times to the silent soundtrack of outer space. Their journey was…

Issue 40: Political Borders

August 25, 2022

The Great American Eclipse: What it Looked Like from Space

Crank up the brightness, please.

Imaging a solar eclipse from space

Renewable Solar Energy is Spreading Across the Globe, and it’s Visible from Space

Solar fields are…

Earth Gazing: Looking at the Seven Natural Wonders from Orbit

The list of the Seven Wonders of the…

Monuments of the West

A satellite’s-eye view of the American West

Inching Out of Drought

In early January, 2017, California experienced heavy, week-long winter rains. Some areas in Northern California…

Our favorite satellite imagery of 2016

The most striking Earth imagery from a year in orbit